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Seagulls on a cliff covered in bird droppings.

Business

Strait of Hormuz disruptions show fertilizer is just as valuable as oil

An avocado on a tree.

Tech

California scientists find avocado gene that reveals flower type years before trees bloom

A tractor plowing a dry field with soil and dust being displaced.

Tech

Yale team says PFAS-tainted US farmland could be cleaned for $29,000 a hectare, not $1.6 million

Two people hold various types of corn, with one wearing a white lab coat and the other a USDA shirt.

Food

Missouri researchers turn purple corn into a natural food dye that could replace Red 40

A landscape of rolling hills with patches of trees and grassy plains under a blue sky with clouds.

Food

Despite floods, hail, and tornadoes, crops in the Canadian Prairies look best in a decade

Jars with contents submerged in liquid, sealed with foil, labeled with red tape, stored in a refrigerator.

Tech

California lab turns food waste into future meals, betting on fungi, flavor, and chefs

An aerial view of a large corn maze shaped like a tractor, surrounded by green fields.

Outdoors

Scotland farm grows a six-acre bee maze, and drone photos reveal the giant tribute

Close-up of tall, slender grass with spike-like seed heads swaying in the sunlight.

Tech

Study finds plants can switch into sun-protection mode within 10 minutes

Salmon in a bowl.

Food

Oregon restaurant puts cell-grown salmon on the menu, marking a US seafood first

Sautéing vegetables.

Food

Healthier global diets could cut farm pollution by a third and shrink farmland by 2050

A panoramic view of rolling vineyards under a clear blue sky.

Tech

California wine map could flip as Napa, Sonoma fade, and coastal regions surge

Two cows standing close together against a clear blue sky.

Tech

California scientists tested beefalo DNA, and most showed little to no bison ancestry